Coleus amboinicus
Common name	Ajamapaan
Botanical Name	Plectranthus amboinicus
Vernacular name	English- Country borage, Indian borage Hindi- Pattaajvaayana Gujarati- Ovaapaan Sanskrit- Karpuravalli
Family	Lamiaceae
Class	Dicotyledonae
Parts of plant used	Leaf
Chemical Constituents	Thymol, Eugenol, Chavicol, ethyl salicylate
Therapeutic uses	The leaves are strongly flavoured and are used for stuffing of meat and poultry, beef, lamb and game and are used to make fritters in Telugu.